Cacnea (Pokémon GO)

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Flygon

Cacturne

#331

709

887

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1404

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1404

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1404

Normal

Shiny

Cacnea

#331

Grass

Attack

156

Top 60.9%

Defense

Top 94.7%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

367

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

658 -709 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

822 -887 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

658 -709 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

493 -532 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1404 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Cacnea takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Ice

160%

Poison

160%

Flying

160%

Bug

160%

Resists

Water

62.5%

Electric

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Cacnea can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Sucker Punch
Seed Bomb
5.33
22.8
2813.1s
3.37
2
Sand Attack
Seed Bomb
5.13
22.0
2925.1s
3.24
3
Sucker Punch
Brick Break
5.10
21.8
2942.6s
3.22
4
Sucker Punch
Grass Knot
4.79
20.5
3129.8s
3.03
5
Sucker Punch
Trailblaze
4.78
20.5
3136.1s
3.03
6
Sucker Punch
Payback
4.75
20.4
3155.3s
3.01
7
Sand Attack
Grass Knot
4.73
20.3
3171.5s
2.99
8
Sand Attack
Brick Break
4.70
20.1
3189.5s
2.97
9
Poison Sting
Seed Bomb
4.64
19.9
3235.2s
2.93
10
Sand Attack
Trailblaze
4.56
19.5
3290.5s
2.88

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Cacnea in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
125.93
25022.2
0.0
4.8s
125.93
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
121.98
13761.0
0.0
4.9s
121.98
3
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
116.13
12425.6
0.0
5.2s
116.13
4
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
110.08
7368.7
0.1
5.5s
110.08
5
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
107.54
12872.4
0.0
5.6s
107.54
6
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
106.44
10996.6
0.1
5.6s
106.44
7
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
102.74
16231.0
0.0
5.8s
102.74
8
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
101.93
13080.9
0.0
5.9s
101.93
9
Mega Skarmory
Air Slash
Drill Peck+
100.80
15852.3
0.0
6.0s
100.80
10
Shadow Moltres
Fire Spin
Fly
99.94
12581.0
0.0
6.0s
99.94

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Cacnea in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Sucker Punch

Multipurpose

Trailblaze

Boost

Payback

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

500

0/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 15.5

82.05

Attack

46.81

Defense

Stat Product · 303,402

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/14	15.5	500	100.00%
1/14/14	15.5	500	99.51%
1/15/12	15.5	500	99.37%
2/13/14	15.5	500	99.01%
2/14/12	15.5	500	98.88%
0/14/15	15.5	499	98.88%
0/14/14	15.5	497	98.88%
0/15/13	15.5	498	98.73%
0/15/12	15.5	496	98.73%
2/15/10	15.5	499	98.72%
0/9/15	16	500	98.70%
0/10/13	16	499	98.66%
5/15/14	15	499	98.61%
0/11/11	16	499	98.59%
0/12/10	16	500	98.48%
0/12/9	16	499	98.48%
1/13/15	15.5	499	98.38%
1/13/14	15.5	497	98.38%
3/13/12	15.5	500	98.37%
0/13/8	16	500	98.35%
1/14/13	15.5	498	98.25%
1/14/12	15.5	497	98.25%
3/14/10	15.5	500	98.23%
0/14/6	16	499	98.19%
1/8/15	16	500	98.14%
6/14/14	15	499	98.11%
1/9/13	16	500	98.11%
1/15/11	15.5	498	98.09%
1/15/10	15.5	496	98.09%
3/15/8	15.5	499	98.05%
1/10/11	16	499	98.05%
4/15/15	15	498	98.00%
4/15/14	15	496	98.00%
0/15/5	16	500	98.00%
0/15/4	16	498	98.00%
1/11/9	16	499	97.96%
6/15/12	15	499	97.95%
2/12/15	15.5	499	97.87%
2/12/14	15.5	498	97.87%
1/12/8	16	500	97.84%
2/13/13	15.5	499	97.75%
2/13/12	15.5	497	97.75%
0/13/15	15.5	496	97.75%
0/13/14	15.5	494	97.75%
4/13/10	15.5	500	97.72%
1/13/6	16	500	97.70%
0/14/13	15.5	495	97.62%
0/14/12	15.5	494	97.62%
2/14/11	15.5	498	97.61%
2/14/10	15.5	497	97.61%

Top 50 Little League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Cacnea can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Poison Sting
4
6
0.5s
8
Sand Attack
4
7
0.5s
8
Sucker Punch
5
6
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Brick Break
40
-33
1.5s
26.67
Grass Knot
90
-50
2.5s
36
Payback
95
-100
2.0s
47.5
Seed Bomb
55
-33
2.0s
27.5
Trailblaze
65
-50
2.0s
32.5

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Cacnea	50 Candy	Cacturne

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Cacnea including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Cacnea

#331

Shadow Cacnea

#331

Cacturne

#332

Shadow Cacturne

#332

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Grass-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Cacnea with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Sceptile #254

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Abomasnow #460

Boosts:

Mega Chesnaught #652

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.201 m to 0.82 m tall, averaging 0.41 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.201 m 0'08"	0.205 m 0'08"
XS	0.205 m 0'08"	0.307 m 1'00"
M	0.307 m 1'00"	0.512 m 1'08"
XL	0.512 m 1'08"	0.615 m 2'00"
XXL	0.615 m 2'00"	0.82 m 2'08"

XXS

0.201 m

0'08"

0.205 m

0'08"

0.205 m

0'08"

0.307 m

1'00"

0.307 m

1'00"

0.512 m

1'08"

0.512 m

1'08"

0.615 m

2'00"

XXL

0.615 m

2'00"

0.82 m

2'08"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	10%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Cacnea at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	27	958 CP
2	55 CP	28	993 CP
3	92 CP	29	1029 CP
4	130 CP	30	1064 CP
5	167 CP	31	1082 CP
6	205 CP	32	1100 CP
7	242 CP	33	1118 CP
8	280 CP	34	1135 CP
9	317 CP	35	1153 CP
10	355 CP	36	1171 CP
11	390 CP	37	1188 CP
12	425 CP	38	1206 CP
13	461 CP	39	1224 CP
14	496 CP	40	1242 CP
15	532 CP	41	1257 CP
16	567 CP	42	1273 CP
17	603 CP	43	1289 CP
18	638 CP	44	1305 CP
19	674 CP	45	1322 CP
20	709 CP	46	1338 CP
21	745 CP	47	1354 CP
22	780 CP	48	1371 CP
23	816 CP	49	1387 CP
24	851 CP	50	1404 CP
25	887 CP	51	1421 CP
26	922 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	18	638 CP	35	1153 CP
2	55 CP	19	674 CP	36	1171 CP
3	92 CP	20	709 CP	37	1188 CP
4	130 CP	21	745 CP	38	1206 CP
5	167 CP	22	780 CP	39	1224 CP
6	205 CP	23	816 CP	40	1242 CP
7	242 CP	24	851 CP	41	1257 CP
8	280 CP	25	887 CP	42	1273 CP
9	317 CP	26	922 CP	43	1289 CP
10	355 CP	27	958 CP	44	1305 CP
11	390 CP	28	993 CP	45	1322 CP
12	425 CP	29	1029 CP	46	1338 CP
13	461 CP	30	1064 CP	47	1354 CP
14	496 CP	31	1082 CP	48	1371 CP
15	532 CP	32	1100 CP	49	1387 CP
16	567 CP	33	1118 CP	50	1404 CP
17	603 CP	34	1135 CP	51	1421 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Cacnea up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Flygon

Cacturne